Broncos are 3-point favorites against Browns this week

The Denver Broncos are considered three-point home favorites against the Cleveland Browns this week, according to OddsShark.com. The over/under for total points scored is 45.5.

The Browns (4-7-1) are coming off a 26-20 win over the Carolina Panthers while the Broncos (6-7) are coming off a 20-14 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The two teams appear to be trending in opposite directions.

Denver’s defense will be facing rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield, a former Heisman Trophy winner that the Broncos’ coaching staff worked with at the Senior Bowl earlier this year.

“He was a great guy to be around,” coach Vance Joseph said of Mayfield during his Monday press conference. “Very confident, he’s a winner and he had great arm talent for a smaller quarterback.

“He has a big arm and he plays to that. I watched a couple of his games this morning. He is making plays and he is playing really well right now.”